Deck 15: Evaluating Electronic Information

Question 1

The Internet epitomizes the concept of caveat lector-reader beware.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The first page, or about page, of a Web site indicates how the site is organized and what options are available.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Software programs can be installed on a computer or network that automatically block access to user-specified sites or to sites with specified content.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Search engines are programs written to query and retrieve information stored in a database.

Question 5

Sponsored sites provide balanced and impartial information.

Question 6

Shareware is the unauthorized copying of software.

Question 7

Pirated software is usually distributed on an honor system and is free for an evaluation period.

Question 8

Internet resources used in reports must be cited, which means giving credit to any information you include in a report that is not your original thought.

Question 9

If someone publishes information about another person or organization and it is not true, they can be sued for libel and forced to pay compensation for any damage they caused.

Question 10

Links that are no longer active are called "____."

A) transparent links
B) legacy links
C) dead links
D) dead dogs

Question 11

If the domain portion of a Web site is ____, the site is used for educational or research information.

A) .edu
B) .gov
C) .org
D) .mil

Question 12

If the domain portion of a Web site is ____, the site is used for military branches.

A) .edu
B) .gov
C) .org
D) .mil

Question 13

If the domain portion of a Web site is ____, the site is used for government resources.

A) .edu
B) .gov
C) .mil
D) .org

Question 14

A very important consideration of an effective site is its ____, which refers to the age of the information, how long it has been posted, and how often it is updated.

A) citation
B) relevance
C) proof
D) currency

Question 15

____ is the ability to use links to move through a site.

A) Navigation
B) Hopping
C) Researching
D) Storyboarding

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a feature of properly used links in a Web site?

A) grouped logically
B) easy to identify
C) in blue type
D) pertinent to the subject of the original page

Question 17

A ____ site is a site that has paid the search engine a fee in exchange for being listed in the "Sponsored Sites" section on many of their pages.

A) sponsored
B) biased
C) misleading
D) portal

Question 18

____ is the exclusive right, granted by law for a certain number of years, to make and dispose of literary, musical, or artistic work.

A) Copyright
B) Trademarking
C) Patents
D) Public domain

Question 19

Please use the figure below to answer the following two questions.
FIGURE 15-1


-Figure 15-1 shows a Google search with Sponsored Links. How do companies get their entries listed in the sponsored site area?

A) They pay for placement
B) They write good content on their site
C) either a. or b.
D) neither a. nor b.

Question 20

Please use the figure below to answer the following two questions.
FIGURE 15-1


-When looking at the Sponsored Links in Figure 15-1, the companies appear to be sharing ____.

A) unbiased information
B) advertising information
C) both a. and b.
D) neither a. nor b.

Question 21

A company's logo or other graphic information on a Web site may be protected as a ____.

A) trademark
B) patent
C) either a. or b.
D) neither a. nor b.

Question 22

Processes and business methods may be protected by ____, which guarantee the inventor exclusive copyright to the process or method for a certain time period.

A) trademarks
B) patents
C) either a. or b.
D) neither a. nor b.

Question 23

If copyright protection has lapsed on certain material, then it is deemed to be in the ____ and is available for anyone to copy.

A) private domain
B) public domain
C) literary domain
D) library domain

Question 24

Every page on the Internet was designed and created by someone. Today, that someone is called a Web ____.

A) designer
B) builder
C) helper
D) aide

Question 25

____ are stories that at one time could have been partially true, but have grown from constant retelling into a mythical yarn.

A) Rural legends
B) Urban legends
C) Rural hoaxes
D) Urban hoaxes

Question 26

One of the more popular Web sites displaying information about myths and hoaxes is the ____ Web site.

A) StopMyths
B) CatchMyths
C) Emyths
D) Vmyths

Question 27

Criminal problems that the Internet has been fueling include ____.

A) sexual advances made to minors
B) rumors to manipulate stock prices
C) anonymous threats
D) all of the above

Question 28

When criminals gather personal information, acquire credit, and conduct transactions using false identities it is called ____.

A) Money theft
B) Identity theft
C) Money-lifting
D) Identity-lifting

Question 29

Nancy has started her own flower delivery business. She has created a logo and a unique delivery process. Please answer the questions below.

-Nancy wants to make sure that no one copies her logo and uses it for their own business. To protect her logo from being copied, Nancy would pursue a ____.

A) trademark
B) patent
C) both a. or b.
D) neither a. nor b.

Question 30

Nancy has started her own flower delivery business. She has created a logo and a unique delivery process. Please answer the questions below.

-To protect her unique delivery process from being used by other companies, Nancy would pursue obtaining a ____.

A) trademark
B) patent
C) both a. and b.
D) neither a. nor b.

Question 31

Chase has been assigned the role of making sure all of the content on the company Web site is ethical and true. Please answer the two questions below.

-Chase finds two charts on his company's Web site that have been copied and pasted from the IBM site. IBM is not given credit for being the author of the charts. This is considered ____.

A) plagiarism
B) identity theft
C) patent infringement
D) all of the above

Question 32

Chase has been assigned the role of making sure all of the content on the company Web site is ethical and true. Please answer the two questions below.

-Chase also does some searches on Google to see if any hidden files can be accessed by the public. He finds a file listing all of the customers and their credit card numbers that can be accessed via Google. If someone uses this information to buy their Christmas presents it is considered to be ____.

A) urban theft
B) identity theft
C) a hoax
D) plagiarism

Question 33

A very important consideration of an effective site is its ____________________, which refers to the age of the information, how long it has been posted, and how often it is updated.

Question 34

____________________ is the exclusive right, granted by law for a certain number of years, to make and dispose of literary, musical, or artistic work.

Question 35

____________________ is the unauthorized copying of software.

Question 36

A(n) ____________________ is an attempt to deceive an audience into believing that something false is real.

Question 37

Navigation is the ability to use links to move through a site. _________________________

Question 38

Processes and business methods may be protected by trademarks, which guarantee the inventor exclusive copyright to the process or method for a certain time period. _________________________

Question 39

If copyright protection has lapsed on certain material, then it is deemed to be in the Internet domain and is available for anyone to copy. _________________________

Question 40

Just because information is obtained from an Internet site does not mean that someone can copy it and claim it as his or her own, even noncopyrighted information. That's plagiarism. _________________________

Question 41

Please identify the letter of the choice that best matches the numbered definitions below.

-Guarantees the inventor exclusive copyright to the process or method for a certain time period

A) hoax
B) urban legends
C) trademark
D) patent
E) copyright

Question 42

Please identify the letter of the choice that best matches the numbered definitions below.

-Exclusive right, granted by law for a certain number of years, to make and dispose of literary, musical, or artistic work

A) hoax
B) urban legends
C) trademark
D) patent
E) copyright

Question 43

Please identify the letter of the choice that best matches the numbered definitions below.

-Exclusive right to make and use visual or commercial images rather than text or intellectual property

A) hoax
B) urban legends
C) trademark
D) patent
E) copyright

Question 44

Please identify the letter of the choice that best matches the numbered definitions below.

-Stories that at one time could have been partially true, but have grown from constant retelling into a mythical yarn

A) hoax
B) urban legends
C) trademark
D) patent
E) copyright